Guy-lty Pleasure

It has taken a couple of weeks to digest the bad news, but thank you for your lovely comments you left for Berta on the last post. I think she would be very happy that she was so well-known among old and new fans. In the meantime, an obituary was put online for her as well. It is very moving and there were quite a few facts in there that I did not know about Berta. You can access it HERE. My…

Sorry to be breaking the silence with a sad announcement. I received word that one of our fellow fans has sadly passed away yesterday. Berta was also known to some as mujertropical, and she is actually one of the very first people I got to know (virtually) when I started in this fandom 13 years ago. It was over on tumblr where Berta had been active already before me. Unfortunately her microblog…

Since no one reads my carefully crafted blurbs, I’ll just leave these photos of the items here. To access the sale, please click on this link: https://scissorsandsmiles.etsy.com This is on offer:

Hello! First things first: As already announced yesterday, we have two latecomers to the party auctions. I have just uploaded two listings for you to bid on. They are two book safes. They are the perfect receptacle to keep your valuables – or your secrets – stashed away and safe. Inside each book is a hollowed out spot in which you can keep your jewellery or other small and meaningful items…

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. We are now one day into our fundraiser, and I’d like to give you a quick overview over the first 24 hours of the eBay auctions. Good old Porter was out there, looking for milestones. And I can confirm that we already made a big number. But let me get into things one by one. First of all, a big thank you to you all. It did not take long yesterday, and the bids…

Let’s jump right in! This is what is on offer this year. (Link to item underneath each image) https://ebay.us/m/8fzxOwFollow Richard into the storm with the Blu Ray of his 2014 disaster movie of the same name. This is a used Blu Ray with German cover but audio in English, German, Spanish, French and Italian. Donated by Brigitte. https://ebay.us/m/d71uAYThis is the extended edition of The Hobbit…

The countdown is now on. I’ve spent today preparing the tech, and tomorrow I will push the fundraiser auctions live. Due to my new work schedule – full-time – I will have to move the auction start (and end) to the early evening, from about 6.30pm (Irish time) onwards. Otherwise I won’t be able to live comment and watch the end of the auctions on Tuesday. But otherwise we have no changes. You can…

Hello everyone. I am late with the announcement you have all been waiting for. The blog headline already has the most important info in it: The 2025 Birthday Fundraiser starts on Saturday, 16 August. This years schedule looks a bit different than other years, and it is unfortunately dictated by my work schedule. Since I am currently working full-time and offsite, I have had to adjust the…

Well, hello, two weeks later! Just to let you know that I *did* survive that somewhat dreaded Northern Ireland tour. *phew* It all worked out well in the end (although I did have a casualty on the trip – a guest slipped on the slippery stones at the Giant’s Causeway and injured his arm, but all remained calm and we got everyone back safely). But on to more exciting news. As the title of this…

It feels a bit weird wishing you all a happy new year on February 1st, but because I haven‘t blogged here since December, I am sending you best wishes for this not so new year. First and foremost I come to you with a thank you message that reached me from LOROS. It reached me on Thursday while I was on a day trip with my course. I‘ll add a little update about what I have been up to below the…

Now that the eBay auctions are done – here comes the fixed-price sale. Btw, the auction results are great, actually better than I thought. A big thank you to all of you who watched, tweeted, shared, bid, bought and donated! You have been very generous, again, and you kept me very much in suspense with some really last-second bids. Really exciting over here 🙂 Also, I am very touched and grateful…